2026 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction

'A hopeful longlist that reflects the belief that every woman’s voice has the power to elicit and inspire change, the sixteen captivating titles span politics, memoir, science, history, biography, art and more, in an extraordinary, international celebration of women’s writing.' https://womensprize.com/revealing-the-2026-womens-prize-for-non-fiction-longlist/ https://womensprize.com/revealing-the-2026-womens-prize-for-non-fiction-shortlist/

Updated March 25, 2026
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Mother Mary comes to me
Roy, Arundhati
Paper Book
Arundhati Roy's first work of memoir, this is a soaring account, both intimate and inspiring, of how the author became the person and the writer she is, shaped by circumstance, but above all by her relationship to her extraordinary, singular mother Mary, who she describes as 'my shelter and my storm...
The finest hotel in Kabul : a people's history of Afghanistan
Doucet, Lyse
Paper Book
The Sunday Times Bestseller Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction Shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards Shortlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize Shortlisted for the RSL Christopher Bland Prize Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non...
Finding Albion: Myth, Folklore and the Quest for a Hidden Britain
Sewell, Zakia.
Paper Book
**LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026** 'I've been waiting for a book like this.' FLORENCH WELCH 'Hopeful and inspiring, Finding Albion is a vital quest for more authentic stories of Britain.' CAROLINE LUCAS 'Finding Albion is...
To Exist As I Am: A Doctor's Notes on Recovery and Radical Acceptance
Green, Grace Spence.
Paper Book
A young doctor's life-affirming story of near-death, recovery and radical acceptance
To be young, gifted and Black : creativity and race in the 21st century
Kanneh, Kadiatu
Paper Book
What does it mean - and how does it feel - to grow up as a Black artist today? 'This exceptional book, written with a mother's love for her seven creative children, sensitively offers profound and original insights and perspectives that enrich our culture. I feel so much wiser for reading...
Death of an ordinary man
Perry, Sarah
Paper Book
**LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026* **WINNER OF THE NERO BOOK AWARDS NON-FICTION AWARD 2025** **LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2026** 'Please read this book. It may very well change how you live' Rachel Clarke 'I was spellbound'...

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